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14 Schermerhorn Street

111Records
15City systems
7Open violations
35.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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111 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 20 311 service requests, 20 HPD housing violations, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1860
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)14 SCHERMERHORN LLC
BBL3002700034
BIN3002681

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 35.6. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (1) · GENERAL (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$385,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1860)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)14 SCHERMERHORN LLC
Head officerTODD ROSE
Managing agentMDJ MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,401,000 $630,450
2026$1,681,000 $756,450
2027$2,017,000 $907,650

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Schermerhorn St — B57 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSchermerhorn St & Court St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

14 Schermerhorn Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MDJ MANAGEMENT LLC — 16 buildings, 98 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4 · C7 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 South Oxford Street BK11 A
374 Clinton Avenue BK10 A
376 Clinton Street BK10 A
49 Sidney Place BK10 A
14 Schermerhorn Street BK7 B
248 Henry Street BK6 C
293 Henry Street BK5 D
237 Carroll Street BK5 C
372 Clinton Avenue BK5 C
246 Washington Avenue BK5 C
137 Atlantic Avenue BK5 C
165 Hicks Street BK5 B
87 1 Place BK5 B
511 Hicks Street BK3 C
553 Clinton Street BK3 B
570 Washington Avenue BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,050,000 on 2022-11-04 (lender: Maria Aretakis, Trustee and The Mary Kallas Family Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-04Deed $4,100,000 — from MARIA ARETAKIS, TRUSTEE; THE MARY KALLAS FAMILY TRUST to 14 SCHERMERHORN LLC $4,100,000
2022-11-04Mortgage $2,050,000 — from 14 SCHERMERHORN LLC to THE MARY KALLAS FAMILY TRUST; MARIA ARETAKIS, TRUSTEE $2,050,000
2022-10-31Sold for $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $585,714
1991-07-24Mortgage $151,299 — from ARETAKIS, MARIA/TRUSTEE; KALLAS, MARY/LWT to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $151,299
1986-07-25Mortgage $121,204 — from KALLAS, MARY to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $121,205

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018001045
201901120316
2020002013
2021007018
2022001315
2023002024
2024222017
20254220210
202620130217
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 18Health & systems 21

Every one of the 111 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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